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Bag Makers

30Min · 2011-09-05 17:46:12

Hi There, I've just been looking at the 1911 census and my great great grandmother was working as a bag maker on Stafford St in Dublin. Just wondering if anyone knows anything about this profession or whether there may have been a particular company that employed a lot of people for this purpose. Thanks :)

05-09-2011 6:46pm

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Hi There,

I've just been looking at the 1911 census and my great great grandmother was working as a bag maker on Stafford St in Dublin.

Just wondering if anyone knows anything about this profession or whether there may have been a particular company that employed a lot of people for this purpose.

Thanks

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#2 05-09-2011 11:05pm

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30Min wrote: »

Hi There,

I've just been looking at the 1911 census and my great great grandmother was working as a bag maker on Stafford St in Dublin.

Just wondering if anyone knows anything about this profession or whether there may have been a particular company that employed a lot of people for this purpose.

Thanks

There's a link that might help 30min:

http://www.hastingspress.co.uk/history/1914bluebook.htm

I'd guess either paper bags or leather bags.

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Thanks for that, thats really interesting

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